Agriculture has a long history in China. Much of the wisdom 1        by early Chinese scien?tists is still useful for fanners and gardeners today. One of China's early 2        scientists was Jia Sixie,who lived in the sixth century AD. He spent his time doing 3        into agriculture. He collected information,studied it,did experiments and learnt from the 4        of farmers.

Around 540 A D. he wrote a book called Qimin Yaoshu. The book is about both farming and 5        It includes advice on the following6 :growing green vegetables and fruit trees,keeping animals,and fish in lakes. There are also 7        for making wine. Jia Sixie's book is a(n) 8       guide for farming. Firstly,as a farmer you should do things at the right time of the year. If you sow seeds and 9        young plants in the fields at the correct time of the year,your work will be less and 10        will be better. But if you 11        nature,and do things at the wrong time of the year,you will have to do more work and the results will not be so good. The 12       of the soil is also very important. Examine the soil on your farm 13        If the condi?tion of your soil is not good,you should improve it. Before sowing or planting crops,you must clean rough ground and 14        weeds. Let sheep or cows walk on the land to 15        the weeds or eat them. The best harvest is reached when farmers 16        the crops in their fields. For ex?ample,do not plant rice 17        in the same field. But if you plant rice in a field one year and wheat in the field the next year,you will 18        good crops. Other scientists said that wheat should be planted with 19        between the plants,but Jia did experiments and 20        that planting wheat close together is better.

(   ) 1. A. discovered   B. recovered   C. reported   D. repeated

(   ) 2. A. industrial   B. agricultural   C. cultural   D. article

(   ) 3. A. search   B. research   C. experiment   D. movement

(   ) 4. A. adventures   B. advantages   C. tradition   D. experience

(   ) 5. A. nursing   B. gardening   C. produce   D. trade

(   ) 6. A. programs   B. topics   C. subjects   D. events

(   ) 7. A. instructions   B. constructions   C. measures   D. treasures

(   ) 8. A. economical   B. practical   C. similar   D. regular

(   ) 9. A. drop   B. increase   C. grow   D. throw

(   ) 10. A. dreams   B. ending   C. hope   D. results

(   ) 11. A. argue against   B. go against   C. compete with   D. deal with

(   ) 12. A. application   B. situation   C. condition   D. addition

(   ) 13. A. successfully   B. carefully   C. gradually   D. frequently

(   ) 14. A. remove   B. pull   C. kill   D. reduce

(   ) 15. A. destroy   B. prevent   C. divide   D. limit

(   ) 16. A. keep   B. improve   C. manage   D. change

(   ) 17. A. one after another   B. here and there

     C. now and then   D. year after year

(   ) 18. A. win   B. collect   C. harvest   D. plant

(   ) 19. A. holes   B. lines   C. space   D. balance

(   ) 20. A. showed   B. meant   C. intended   D. decided

A Double Misunderstanding Once before the Iranian revolution,the then President of the United States Jimmy Carter visited Iran. He held a formal talk with the Shah,Pahlevi. As the Shah had an excellent 1        of English,no 2       were needed for the 3       . However,the Shah spoke English with an accent which led to a 4       on a major question,but interestingly enough,Carter,being a southerner,also had his accent and so the misunderstanding turned into a 5       one. This is how it all happened. During their talk Carter 6       a certain African organization and asked the Shah to give an overall (总体的,全面考虑的) appraisal (估计,评估) of it. The Shah didn't have a very 7        opinion of the said organization 8        he found it beset (困扰) with many internal problems,so he used the word "impotent (无能力的) "to describe it. The trouble was in pronouncing the word he 9        the 10        on the second syllable and the word 11        like " important" to Carter. As it happened Carter himself thought the organization was a very important one and he felt most 12        that their opinions should " 13       " ,"Yes,I agree that the organization is indeed very important," he repeated to the Shah. Now in his southern accent,the word "important" sounded very much like the word " impotent",and the Shah too felt most pleased that the President should agree with him. Now of all the people 14        on the occasion,only the then US ambassador 15        Iran,Mr. Sullivan,16       that it was a "double misunderstanding" as he knew the President's and the Shah's different opinions on that African organization and he was also familiar with both men's 17        accents. Naturally he didn't see 18        fit for him to put them 19        on the matter so he kept his mouth shut. He 20       a glance around the room to see if anyone else was enjoying the joke with him and so the matter was allowed to pass.


(   ) 1. A. head   B. master   C. command   D. grasp

(   ) 2. A. interpreter   B. attendant   C. staff   D. waiter

(   ) 3. A. affairs   B. situation   C. condition   D. occasion

(   ) 4. A. misconstruction   B. misunderstanding   C. misconception   D. mistake

(   ) 5. A. double   B. twin   C. two   D. both

(   ) 6. A. mentioned   B. indicated   C. referred   D. remarked

(   ) 7. A. sharp   B. great   C. high   D. influential

(   ) 8. A. though   B. for   C. since   D. as

(   ) 9. A. had   B. put   C. got   D. took

(   ) 10. A. accent   B. pressure   C. stress   D. emphasis

(   ) 11. A. looked   B. seemed   C. felt   D. sounded

(   ) 12. A. relaxed   B. contented   C. comfortable   D. pleased

(   ) 13. A. coincide   B. agree   C. conform   D. correspond

(   ) 14. A. accompany   B. participating   C. present   D. attended

(   ) 15. A. in   B. to   C. for   D. of

(   ) 16. A. recognized   B. realized   C. comprehended   D. conceive

(   ) 17. A. special   B. peculiar   C. particular   D. extraordinary

(   ) 18. A. the thing   B. the matter   C. that   D. it

(   ) 19. A. wise   B. bright   C. clever   D. smart

(   ) 20. A. had   B. gave   C. cast   D. took

Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and slipped away after a partial lap around the station. Ten pairs of eyes 1        against the windows,four in the shuttle and six in the 2       .

All that remains of NASA's final shuttle voyage is the touchdown,targeted for the 3       hours of Thursday back home in Florida. Its return 4        the 30-year run of a vessel that kept US astronauts flying to and from 5        longer than any other rocketship.

"Get her 6        safely and enjoy the last couple days in space shuttle Atlantis," the station's Mission Control 7        commander Christopher Ferguson and his crew.

Replied Ferguson: " It's been an incredible ride."

As a final salute,the space station rotated to provide never-before-seen views of the com?plex. Atlantis flew halfway around the outpost,cameras whirring aboard 8        craft to record the historic event.

Flight controllers savored (欣赏,品味) the dual TV images. "It must 9        pretty spectacu?lar," Ferguson said.

And it 10       :Atlantis sailing serenely (宁静地,平静地) against the black void of space,its pay load (有效载重,负载) bay wide open,and the space station,its huge 11        wings glow?ing golden 12        the sunlight.

As the lead team of flight controllers signed off for the very 13        time,the voice emanating (发出) from the shuttle's Mission Control cracked with emotion. Another team would take over late Tuesday for 14       .

To ensure their 15        return,the crew 16        one final survey of the shuttle,using the robotic arm and a lasertipped extension. Experts scrutinized (仔细检查,细看) the images for signs of micrometeorite damage.

Atlantis 17       8 days at the space station and left behind a year's worth of supplies,insur?ance in the event commercial providers 18        delays in launching their own cargo ships.

It was the 37th shuttle 19      ,over more than 12 years,dedicated to building and 20        the space station ― the largest structure ever to orbit the planet.

(   ) 1. A. put   B. pressed   C. looked   D. squeeze

(   ) 2. A. home   B. station   C. base   D. airplane

(   ) 3. A. predawn   B. daytime   C. at dusk   D. midnight

(   ) 4. A. starts   B. closes   C. ends   D. begins

(   ) 5. A. space   B. universe   C. sky   D. orbit

(   ) 6. A. home   B. here   C. forward   D. straight

(   ) 7. A. recommended   B. told   C. suggested   D. advised

(   ) 8. A. all   B. some   C. every   D. both

(   ) 9. A. sound   B. seem   C. look   D. feel

(   ) 10. A. did   B. worked   C. accounted   D. acted

(   ) 11. A. beautiful   B. metallic   C. useful   D. solar

(   ) 12. A. under   B. beneath   C. in   D. against

(   ) 13. A. last   B. first   C. key   D. proper

(   ) 14. A. arrival   B. taking off   C. flying   D. landing

(   ) 15. A. secure   B. safe   C. reliable   D. harmless

(   ) 16. A. fulfilled   B. achieved   C. conducted   D. carried

(   ) 17. A. spent   B. took   C. paid   D. expend

(   ) 18. A. meet   B. face   C. encounter   D. contact

(   ) 19. A. purpose   B. mission   C. business   D. assignment

(   ) 20. A. preserving   B. possessing   C. supporting   D. maintaining

Like many lovers of books,Mary and her husband,Richard Goldman,seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.

When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989,they decided it was time to get se?rious. Richard,who worked for a business company,was eager to work for himself,and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding job.

They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry. "We knew it had to be a special store because we couldn't match the big chains dollar for dollar," says Mary. One figure caught her attention;She'd read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries,and many buyers spent more than $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.

On Halloween 1992,they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Cafe near their home. With three children in college,the couple could not spend all the family's money to start a shop. To cover the $ 100,000 cost,they drew some of their savings,borrowed from relatives and from a bank.

The store merely broke even in its first year,with only $ 120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.

Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes,busi?ness costs and the six parttime sales clerks,Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.

"The job you love may not go hand in hand with a milliondollar income," says Richard. "This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves,not about making a lot of money." (   ) 1,The purpose of the fourth paragraph is to show that         .

   A. the couple had to use every possible means to open their Bookshop and Cafe

   B. they had to draw their all savings to open the Bookshop and Cafe

   C. they found that it was too difficult for them to open their Bookshop and Cafe

   D. they had to afford three children in college and had no money to open their Book?shop and Cafe

(   ) 2. What does the underlined word "cover" refer to?

   A. To provide with a covering or cause to be covered.

   B. To be responsible for reporting the details of.

   C. To be sufficient to meet the charge or cost of.

   D. To put something on top of something else.

(   ) 3. According to the passage,their operation and management of the bookstore in the first year         .  

   A. was very successful because of many Mary's new ways

   B. was not satisfactory

   C. was good enough by providing gifts to mystery lovers

   D. was a failure by inviting many writers to discuss their stories

(   ) 4. What does the last paragraph of the passage imply?

   A. The main purpose of opening the store is to pay for their children's education.

   B. Opening the store can provide chances to get to know more writers.

   C. You can't make money while doing the job you love.

   D. What we have done is just what we desire to do for an enjoyable life not for mak?ing money.

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